the tiny himalayan nation of bhutan has announced its intention to be the first 100% organic nation in the world. bhutan is a buddhist countryRead More
Category: politics
the latest issue of the Organic NZ magazine has made its way from sunny aotearoa (well, actually the postmark says singapore!) to snowy munich, &Read More
recently i saw an exhibition on the impact of oil drilling in the niger delta. the mouth of africa’s third longest river comprises swamps andRead More
Well into the twentieth century, clothes were pricey and precious enough that they were mended and cared for and reimagined countless times, and most peopleRead More
i knew that returning to western civilisation after time in india would be a kind of a shock. when i returned to sydney after myRead More
this came through on the netbehaviour list today – a random blast from the past & a nice reminder that i must do some moreRead More
the slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for at least 20 years now, but these days its seems that, at least in terms ofRead More
mein deutschkurs hat gestern begann. die erste abend war nicht schwer, ich wußte schon alles. “ich heiße helen und ich komme aus neuseeland. woher kommenRead More
so now it’s 2011. i began this blog two years ago, after emerging from a pitch-black tunnel into 2009, & one year ago i satRead More
it is a bit freaky indeed, more so than we really want to think. the latest organic nz magazine has an article about wifi inRead More